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The White House confirmed that 104% tariffs against China will go live at midnight tonight, much to the woe of the crypto market. After a brief recovery to $79,000, Bitcoin fell to $76,000 amid $300 million in total crypto liquidations.

There are a few points of optimism, as Bitcoin’s long positions rose to 54%. Tomorrow will be a critical day to follow; it may bring chaos to TradFi, but crypto could potentially weather the storm.

Trump’s Tariffs Massacre Crypto Market

Trump’s tariffs are about to take effect, and the markets are in a profound moment of uncertainty. Yesterday, over $1 billion was liquidated from the crypto market, but optimism about a potential deal buoyed prices today.

The White House subsequently confirmed that 104% tariffs against China would take effect at midnight, prompting crypto to drop again:

China is America’s largest trading partner, and these sweeping tariffs could devastate the markets. Crypto, however, has been especially devastated. Publicly listed crypto companies faced another day of harsh drops after the tariff confirmation, as MicroStrategy’s MSTR slumped over 11%.

Additionally, Coinbase, Robinhood, and publicly traded Bitcoin miners all approached a 5% drop.

Bitcoin might be in a particularly dangerous position. Although a recent report claimed that it has been one of the crypto sector’s most tariff-proof assets, its risk profile might be changing.

It dropped 2.6% today, approaching the $75,000 price mark as more than $300 million was liquidated from crypto. If Bitcoin falls below this point, it could trigger further price routs.

Bitcoin Long-Short Ratio Fuels Optimism

As this morning’s price gains clearly demonstrated, the market still has a lot of remaining optimism. This could help all of crypto withstand tariff threats, including Bitcoin.

Its long positions have surged to 54%, showing that most traders are betting on BTC to rebound back to a higher price point.

Ultimately, tomorrow will be a very critical day for tariffs, crypto, and TradFi markets as a whole. It’s probably too late to hold out hope that Trump will decide not to escalate with China.

However, it remains to be seen whether the crypto market will continue to co-relate with the stock market after the tariffs are live or at-risk assets will reverse course and hedge against potential inflation fears.

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Several experienced investors suggest it may be time for altcoin traders to shift their mindset rather than wait for market conditions to improve. Half of 2025 has already passed, and nothing guarantees the second half will be easier.

Meanwhile, the buy-and-hold approach for altcoins has failed as Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) has risen for two consecutive years.

Why Shifting From Buy-and-Hold to Disciplined Trading

Facing widespread losses among altcoin traders, Stockmoney Lizards, a well-known investor on X, shared a straightforward strategy designed for those with limited experience. Named the “Low-IQ Altcoin Strategy,” it consists of four main steps.

• Choose reputable altcoins: Focus on coins that have proven resilient over multiple market cycles, such as SOL, ADA, or ETH. These coins usually have stronger foundations and lower risk than new, smaller projects.
• Allocate capital carefully: Divide trading capital into five equal parts to spread risk across different buying points.
• Define clear entry points: Enter positions when the daily RSI drops below 30 (an oversold signal). Continue adding after each further 10% price drop from the last purchase.
• Set strict exit points: Exit the entire position once profits reach 30–50%. Avoid hesitation or waiting for even higher gains, as altcoin markets remain highly volatile and vulnerable to sudden moves by whales.

Stockmoney Lizards emphasized that this method does not promise quick wealth but aims to help traders avoid losing everything, like most altcoin investors. The recommendation includes reinvesting half of the profits into stablecoins and the other half into Bitcoin for long-term accumulation.

“You won’t get rich quick. But you also won’t lose everything like 99% of altcoin traders do…This boring strategy is exactly how I survived my early trading days,” Stockmoney Lizards noted.

Michaël van de Poppe, CIO and founder of MNFund, also highlighted a common mistake: many investors rush in to buy only when prices have already soared, which raises the risk of losses.

The disciplined method suggested by Stockmoney Lizards helps lower risk and reduce the FOMO mindset described by Michaël van de Poppe.

However, maintaining discipline can be challenging, as many traders still hope for rapid and large profits.

“Not the strategy most people in crypto believe in, but need to. They want that Lambo yesterday,” another investor on X commented.

Will Altcoin Season Arrive in H2 2025?

A recent BeInCrypto report identified signs that the altcoin winter may continue. Analysis of the altcoin market cap (TOTAL2) on a six-month chart shows that TOTAL2 has completed four consecutive green candles and now appears to be entering a red candle phase.

In previous cycles, four green six-month candles typically ended with two red candles, suggesting that the second half of 2025 could remain challenging for altcoins.

However, investor Milk Road observed a more optimistic historical pattern: the market cap bottom for altcoins excluding the top 10 often forms in June each year.

“Every June since 2021 has marked a key turning point in the altcoin market… And June 2025 could be following the same script,” Milk Road observed.

This perspective is supported by other investors who hope the altcoin market cap could reach new highs in late 2025.

Conflicting signals from different data models add uncertainty to forecasts for H2 2025. At the same time, Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D), which typically needs to decline to signal an altcoin season, remains above 65%, its highest level since February 2021, with no signs of retreat.

Altcoin investors remain divided. Some try to adjust expectations and strategies after previous losses, while others continue to wait for significant returns to justify years of holding.

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As we enter the second week of July, the crypto market braces for a wave of token unlocks. This week, three major ecosystems, Cheelee (CHEEL), Immutable X (IMX), and Aptos (APT), are set to unleash significant new token supply.

Here is a breakdown of what to watch for each project.

1. Aptos (APT)

• Unlock Date: July 12
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 11.31 million APT (0.98% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 644.5 million APT
• Total supply: 1.15 billion APT

Aptos is a layer-1 blockchain that uses the Move programming language by Facebook (Meta). The primary objective of Aptos is to provide users with higher scalability, security, usability, and reliability.

On July 12, the network will release 11.31 million APT into the crypto market. The tokens are worth $50 million and represent 1.75% of the current circulating supply. Aptos will award the majority of these tokens to the community and allocate about 10% of the unlocked tokens to staking rewards.

2. Immutable (IMX)

• Unlock Date: July 11
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 124.52 million IMX (1.23% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 1.8 billion IMX
• Total supply: 2 billion IMX

Immutable X is Ethereum’s Layer-2 scaling solution designed specifically for NFTs, leveraging zero-knowledge rollups.
It enables gas-free NFT minting and trading, offering instant trade finality and high throughput of over 9,000 transactions per second.

Immutable will unlock 124 million IMX tokens on July 11, worth over $10 million. This represents 1.31% of Immutable’s total market cap. The project will allocate the majority of the unlocked tokens for ecosystem development. About 5% of the unlocked tokens allotted for public sale as well.

3. Cheelee (CHEEL)

• Unlock Date: July 10
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 2.67 million CHEEL (0.27% of Total Supply)
• Total supply: 1 billion CHEEL

Cheelee is a social media platform that rewards users and creators for watching and producing content. It also features an NFT ecosystem, allowing users to buy, sell, upgrade, mint, stake, and collect NFT Glasses. The platform uses its native token, CHEEL, for governance, NFT upgrades, and in-app transactions.

Cheelee will unlock 2.67 million CHEEL tokens on July 10, with a total value of approximately $13.4 million.

The platform will assign most of the unlocked tokens as Cheelee rewards.

Other prominent token unlocks that investors can look out for this week include Delysium (AGI), Moca (MOCA), and Xave (XAV).

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